Valley Behavioral Health System

What Valley Behavioral Health System does

Valley Behavioral Health System, LLC operates a single-site psychiatric hospital at 10301 Mayo Drive, Barling, Arkansas (near Fort Smith), delivering acute and sub-acute behavioral health treatment under Arkansas hospital license AR5044 and The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval. Service lines include Child/Adolescent Inpatient, Child/Adolescent Sub-Acute, Adult Inpatient, Adult Partial Hospitalization (PHP), Adult Intensive Outpatient (IOP), a Residential Treatment Unit (RTU), and an Adult Detox program. Care is delivered by a multi-disciplinary clinical team of board-certified psychiatrists, therapists, social workers, and psychiatric nurses, with a distinctive on-site accredited Special Education program for school-age patients staffed by licensed or licensure-pursuing Special Education teachers. The facility operates 24/7 walk-in admissions and serves patients across western Arkansas, eastern Oklahoma, and parts of Missouri, including tribal/sovereign-nation populations.

The underlying technology stack is commodity healthcare-IT: a hospital billing/chargemaster system supporting CMS price transparency (machine-readable standard charges file, version 3.0.0, last updated 12/31/2025), an integrated electronic health record with Health Information Exchange participation including the Surescripts national medication history network, API-based patient PHI transmission per HIPAA, and the third-party PersonaPay patient billing portal. No proprietary software product, developer API, or AI/ML capability is disclosed. Patient acquisition is direct-to-consumer via the website, a 24/7 phone admissions line, online self-assessment, and a dedicated Professional Referrals channel for clinicians, hospitals, and schools.

Valley Behavioral Health System is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHC), one of the largest pure-play behavioral healthcare operators in the U.S., which provides centralized compliance, privacy, and code-of-conduct oversight. Revenue is generated primarily through per diem facility charges (gross $1,900/day inpatient; $1,200/day RTU; $750/day PHP; $450/day IOP) reimbursed via contracted rates with ~40+ commercial, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care, TRICARE, VA, and tribal payers — typically $250–$1,090/day net for inpatient, $315–$458/day for PHP, $532–$837/day for RTU, and $126–$252/day for IOP — supplemented by pharmacy billing, discounted self-pay rates, and charity care. Standalone revenue is not disclosed in the input.

Name

Valley Behavioral Health System

Legal name

Valley Behavioral Health System, LLC

Website

https://valleybehavioral.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Valley Behavioral Health System, LLC operates a Joint Commission-accredited psychiatric hospital in Barling, Arkansas, providing inpatient, PHP, IOP, and sub-acute behavioral health services for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors across western Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acadia Healthcare.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Psychiatric Hospital Services

NAICS

Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (62221), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals & Units (HLAFACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavioral Health for Children & Adolescents (Youth Services) (HLAFACAL), Outpatient Mental Health & Counseling Clinics (HLAFABAC), Residential Substance Use Rehabilitation (Inpatient Rehab) (HLAFACAE)

Keywords

• Inpatient psychiatric services
• Behavioral health treatment
• Mental health hospital
• Substance use treatment
• Crisis stabilization services

Headquarters

HQ city

Barling

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Inpatient Per Diem Charges: Per diem gross charges for room and board across psychiatric units (Child Acute, Geriatric, Adolescent, Adult, Adult Detox, RTU). Gross rate of $1,900/day, discounted cash $700, with negotiated per diem rates by payer ranging roughly $250–$1,090/day.
2. Outpatient Program Fees: Per diem charges for Intensive Outpatient Program (Adult and Group) at gross $450/day and Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) at gross $750/day, with negotiated payer rates per day.
3. Insurance Reimbursement: Contracted negotiated rates with major commercial, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care, TRICARE, VA, and tribal/sovereign-nation payers. Coverage includes Aetna, BCBS (multiple), Cigna, Humana, UHC, Optum, Arkansas Total Care, Empower, and others.
4. Self-Pay / Cash-Pay Services: Discounted cash price and self-pay discount programs for uninsured or out-of-network patients. Charity care policy and payment plan options available.
5. Pharmacy Revenue: Pharmacy expenses billed separately from facility charges, varying by medication dosage prescribed. Line items include NDC-coded pharmaceuticals supplied during inpatient stays.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Valley Behavioral Health System operates a psychiatric hospital providing acute and sub-acute inpatient, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and general outpatient behavioral health services. The facility serves children, adolescents, adults, and seniors with mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use disorders, using age-specific treatment units that include a Special Education program and multidisciplinary clinical teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Child & Adolescent Inpatient Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Free confidential assessment provided within 24/7 walk-in operations.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerValley Behavioral Health System operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary/affiliate of Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. Acadia provides centralized compliance, code of conduct, privacy program, and corporate oversight. Privacy and compliance notices reference Acadia as the parent holding company; references to 'Acadia employees' include Valley staff.
• SurescriptscoreTechnology or IntegrationNational database of medication histories and prescriptions integrated with the facility's Health Information Exchange participation, enabling electronic exchange of medication data with outside providers and pharmacies. Patients are auto-opted-in with the right to opt out.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Springstone Behavioral Health: Operator of inpatient psychiatric hospitals and behavioral health service lines including child/adolescent, adult, and geriatric units across multiple states. Comparable in facility-based psychiatric care delivery model.
• Rogers Behavioral Health: National specialty provider of inpatient, residential, and outpatient behavioral health treatment with strong child/adolescent and OCD/anxiety specialization. Operates multiple hospital-based campuses similar to Valley's full-continuum model.
• Universal Health Services (UHS) Behavioral Health: UHS operates one of the largest networks of acute inpatient and residential behavioral health facilities in the U.S. through its Behavioral Health segment. Directly comparable in service mix (inpatient psych, residential, outpatient) and patient population to Valley Behavioral Health.
• Summit Behavioral Healthcare: Specialty operator of acute inpatient psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment centers, with comparable age-segregated units (child/adolescent, adult, geriatric) and substance use treatment programming. Directly comparable service model to Valley.
• Sheppard Pratt Health System: One of the largest private nonprofit behavioral health systems in the U.S., operating inpatient psychiatric, residential, PHP/IOP, and special education programs in Maryland. Directly comparable to Valley in its continuum of age-specific psychiatric services and academic program integration.
• Acadia Healthcare Company: Valley Behavioral Health's publicly traded parent company (NASDAQ: ACHC). Acadia operates a national network of 250+ behavioral healthcare facilities with comparable inpatient psychiatric, residential treatment, and outpatient programs — directly comparable as the network operator and owner of Valley.

Broad incumbents

• HCA Healthcare: Largest U.S. for-profit hospital operator, operating behavioral health services across many of its 180+ hospitals. Broad incumbent rather than a behavioral health specialist, but competes with Valley for inpatient psychiatric referrals and physician coverage in overlapping regions.
• Tenet Healthcare: Major for-profit hospital system offering behavioral health services as part of its acute care portfolio. Competes with Valley in some metropolitan markets through its hospital-based and freestanding psych units.
• Ardent Health Partners: For-profit hospital operator with behavioral health service lines including inpatient psychiatric care. Comparable as a mid-sized diversified hospital company with similar scope of services to Valley's hospital-based model.

Others

• Centene Corporation: Largest Medicaid managed care insurer in the U.S. and a major purchaser of behavioral health services. While not a direct provider, Centene/Magellan is a key payer counterparty and strategic counterpart to facilities like Valley Behavioral Health.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/valley.behavioral.health
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/valley-behavioral-health-system

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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